The Mediterranean diet, its components, and cardiovascular disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-238

  Widmer, R Jay ^a   Flammer, Andreas J ^a   Lerman, Lilach O ^a   Lerman, Amir ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; METABOLIC PHENOMENA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84924061484     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.10.014     Document Type: Review

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